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Combinatorics Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

If Jeff picks one letter randomly from the alphabet, what is the probability that the letter is in the word 'probability'?

(A) 926\frac{9}{26} (B) 1526\frac{15}{26} (C) 1026\frac{10}{26} (D) 1726\frac{17}{26} (E) 826\frac{8}{26}

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